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West Midlands DCC appointed new Met Assistant Commissioner

Metropolitan Commissioner Cressida Dick has appointed Louisa Rolfe, the current Deputy Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, as the new Met Assistant Commissioner.
Published - 08/04/2020 By - Chloe Livadeas

AC Rolfe will take the place of AC Mark Simmons who gave extended notice of his intention to retire earlier this year. 

The Commissioner said: “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Louisa Rolfe who will join us in the role of Assistant Commissioner, assuming responsibility for Met Operations.

“I congratulate Louisa on her appointment and look forward to welcoming her to the Met as a member of my Management Board. Competition for the role was strong and I know Louisa will be a great asset to the Met and London.”

AC Simmons has agreed to stay on to lead the Met’s Operational response to the Covid-19 outbreak. He has been with the Met for 37 years and AC since December 2018.

The Commissioner went on to say: “Mark Simmons is a police officer who has given 37 years to policing London and someone with a wealth of knowledge and experience in policing which is absolutely crucial in our response to the outbreak of COVID I am very grateful to him for delaying his retirement at this unprecedented time.”

AC Rolfe began her career with Avon and Somerset Police, and during her 25 years with the force she led on development of a Regional Organised Crime Unit and Counter Terrorism Intelligence Unit in the South West, a two-force Major Crime Investigation Team, and a tri-force response to roads policing, firearms and dogs alongside Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Police forces.

She joined West Midlands as DCC in February 2016.

AC Rolfe’s salary will be £199,386 plus London Weighting.

The force said an extra candidate had been placed on a select list so that if another vacancy arises at AC level in the next year, they can be appointed without further competition.

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